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A group of workers in helmets and safety vests gather around the upright Phoenix rescue capsule at the entrance of a rock tunnel during the 2010 Chilean mine rescue. A Chilean boy lights a candle at an outdoor altar decorated with handwritten signs, candles, and a saint statue among rocks at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile. Rows of campers, tents, and vehicles fill Camp Hope at the base of rocky hills, with mining equipment and cranes visible in the background at the San Jose Mine in Chile. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera smiles while holding up a plastic sleeve containing a handwritten note that reads Estamos bien en el refugio los 33. Chile mine rescue of 2010 Chilean miner Mario Gomez raises his arms and waves while exiting the Phoenix capsule, surrounded by rescue workers in helmets and safety vests, after being rescued from the San Jose mine. Chile mine rescue of 2010
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Phoenix capsule used in the Chile mine rescue
Workers prepare the Phoenix rescue capsule at the San José mine near Copiapó, Chile,...
© Cezaro De Luca—EPA/Shutterstock.com
Vigil for Chile's trapped miners at Camp Hope
A boy places a candle at an altar at Camp Hope, the makeshift settlement established...
© Claudio Reyes—EPA/Shutterstock.com
Camp Hope at the San José mine
Tents fill Camp Hope (Campamento Esperanza) near the San José mine in northern Chile...
© Sebstiçn Padilla—UPI/Shutterstock.com
“We are fine in the refuge, the 33 of us”
Chilean Pres. Sebastián Piñera displays a handwritten message from the 33 miners...
© Hector Retamal—AFP/Getty Images
Chile mine rescue of 2010
A miner (center) emerging from a capsule after being raised to the surface during...
Cezaro De Luca—EPA/Shutterstock
A miner returns to the surface
Mario Gómez, the ninth of the 33 trapped miners to be rescued, waves after emerging...
© Martin Bernetti—AFP/Getty Images
Chile mine rescue of 2010
A miner (center) rescued from the San José mine near Copiapó, Chile, celebrating...
Ian Salas—EPA/Shutterstock.com
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